The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-20
HOUSE.

House was called to order by the
| speaker.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Camp, daring to'speak on question Of
privilege, said his toes had been esteppet
on at the grand dance at the Driskill
One senator had two ladies, but he Camp,
didn't get even an introduction.
Speaker: The gentleman is out of Or
der. 1t is not the prerogative of this
house to protect the gentleman's toes
(Laughter.)
An invitation was read from DR.. Den
ton, perintendent, inviting the member:
to visit the lunatic asylum.
Bills, petitions, etc, were presented
and such as were not otherwise acted OF
were referred.
By Smith, of Travis-Petition of citi
zers of Fayette and Red River counties
for incorporating cooperative associa-
tions.
By Graves-Amending the Judicial
law.
By Memorial of citizens OF
Wise county relative to right of way to
railroads.
By acknowledgements of State Teach
ers' association of Austin, held last June.
Al-o petition relative to study of hygiene
and physiology in the public schools.
By Shields-Letter from LIanO county
judge requesting testimony to be taken
by the drouth committee.
By Smith, of Travis-Petition on like
subject.
By McGaughey-Bill amending school
law.
By Notwithstanding article 436 code
of procedure.
By Notwithstanding article 1886 re-
vised statutes.
By Clarke, of Notwithstanding article
1864 code of procedure.
By Clarke, of Uvalde--A mending article
l37 code of procedure.
By MISUNDERSTANDING article a, 800
revised statutes.
By Davis, of Falls-Amending article
1904 revised statutes.
By Parker-Amending article 1,198a
revised statutes.
By Gresham (by request)-Amending
article 2,411 revised statutes.
By Clarke, of Notwithstanding article
SO of the judicial law.
By Paige-AmendIng article 1882 cod
of procedure.
By McGaughey-Bill providing for
publication of notices of judicial sales.
By Newton - Exempting persons
manned from any cause from paying oc-
cupation tax.
By Johnson-Bill to pay S. G. Reeves
$3.50 for furniture.
By Goeth-Relative to issuing certain
patents in Gillespie county.
By Huling-Amending the penitentiary
law.
Resolution was adopted to print 5000
copies of Gov. Ross inaugural address.
Resolution was adopted to print 2OOO
copies daily of the Legislative record
By Mills--Bill requiring railroad com
Panies to keep watchmen on rear of cars
or trains while backing and switching and
changing cars in cities and towns.
By Bell of DentOn-9Ill defining what
lawful wire fence.
By Sadler-Amending subdivision
3 of article 1876 of the code of procedure.
By Notwithstanding commissioners
court of any county to issue bonds for
the relief of its destitute citizens.
BY Payne-by request-For making
safer investments of the school fund by
building of fire proof manufactures.
This bill is based on .he suggestions of
Judge Pridgen.
BY Baylor-Requesting Texas legisla-
ton in congress to urge the passage of
the Miller pleuro pneumonia bill.
By McGaughey, of Houd-For special
on the drouth, reported testi-
mOnv taken. The report was Withdrawn
to await further testimony.
By Milner-Bill to repeal chapter 1877
Of the act relative to cattle mort
cages.
House bill No. II, amending article
1881 of the code of procedure so as to
increase pay of jurors, was considered
and defeated by adoption of adverse re-
port of the committee.
The same fate befel another bill in
creasing punishment for horse theft from
two to fifteen years to five to fifteen years.
The bill was discussed pro and con by
Messrs Pope, Hodges, McGaughey, Bell, of
Denton; Johnson, of Smith; Smith OF
Travis; Robinson, of Bsxar, Gone and
others.
Pope argued that men had been ac-
quilted simply because the penalty was
too high.
Hodges thought increasing the penalty
would protect the people better against
the crime.
Bell wanted the bill re.commi.ted.
Johnson,of Smith,read fromthe peniteu-
larry report, showing that out of 2SU8 con
,icts 10 We're sentenced for horse theft.
This did not look like juries were refusing